Kenmore 6817 Use and Care Guide - Page 7

Door Removal, Reversal, Instructions - washer

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Door Stop 2% Scr Center Hinge Scre_ Handle Boom ge Screw Tools Necessary: Phillips '' head Quadrex r" head screwdriver Wrench Set DOOR REMOVAL AND REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Top Hinge 3vet Top Hinge Washer Center Hole Door Stop ScYew. 1. Remove toe grille. 2. Remove top hinge cover. Trace around the hinge with a soft lead pencil. This makes reinstallation easier. Remove top hinge and lift door off center hinge pin. Set door aside. 3. Unscrew center hinge pin using adjustable wrench and save for reassembly. Ensure plastic washer stays on hinge pin. 4. Lift refrigerator door off of bottom hinge and set aside. 5. Remove center hinge and shim by removing inside screw and loosening two outside screws enough to allow hinge and shim to slide out. Tighten screws. 6. Loosen two outside screws on opposite side of refrigerator, remove inside screw and install center hinge. 7. Remove two screws on bottom hinge with 3/8" socket wrench. 8. Install bottom hinge on opposite side with the two screws removed from step 7. 9. Unscrew bottom hinge pin using adjustable wrench. Move hinge pin to other hole in hinge and tighten with adjustable wrench. 10. Reverse door handles (see instructions on next page). 11. Move freezer and refrigerator door stops to opposite side. Before starting screws, use an awl to puncture the foam. 12. Position refrigerator door onto bottom hinge pin and screw center hinge pin through center hinge into top of door. Close refrigerator door to help align hinge hole. 13. Tighten center hinge pin with adjustable wrench. 14. Remove cabinet and hinge hole plugs and move to opposite side. 15. Lower freezer door onto center hinge pin. 16. Close freezer door. Have an assistant lift up on opposite side of door while tightening screws to install top hinge. 17. Flip toe grille and reinstall. 18. Plug in electrical power cord and turn refrigerator temperature control to center position. Adjust setting as necessary.

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Door Stop
Handle
2%
Boom
Scr
Center
ge
Hinge
Screw
Scre_
Tools Necessary:
Phillips ''
head
Quadrex
r" head
screwdriver
Wrench
Set
DOOR REMOVAL
AND
REVERSAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
Top Hinge
3vet
Top Hinge
Door
Stop
ScYew.
Washer
Center
Hole
1.
Remove
toe grille.
2.
Remove top hinge cover. Trace around
the hinge with a soft lead pencil.
This makes
reinstallation
easier. Remove
top hinge and lift door off center
hinge pin. Set door aside.
3.
Unscrew
center
hinge pin using
adjustable
wrench
and save for
reassembly.
Ensure plastic washer
stays on hinge pin.
4.
Lift refrigerator
door off of bottom hinge and set aside.
5.
Remove
center hinge and shim
by removing
inside
screw
and
loosening
two outside
screws
enough
to allow
hinge and shim to slide out.
Tighten
screws.
6.
Loosen
two outside
screws
on opposite
side of refrigerator,
remove inside
screw
and install center hinge.
7.
Remove two screws
on bottom
hinge with 3/8" socket
wrench.
8.
Install bottom hinge on opposite
side with the two screws
removed from
step 7.
9.
Unscrew
bottom
hinge pin using
adjustable
wrench.
Move hinge pin to
other hole in hinge and tighten
with adjustable
wrench.
10.
Reverse
door handles
(see instructions
on next page).
11.
Move freezer
and refrigerator
door stops to opposite
side. Before starting
screws,
use an awl to puncture
the foam.
12.
Position refrigerator
door onto bottom hinge
pin and screw
center hinge pin
through
center hinge into top of door. Close
refrigerator
door to help align
hinge
hole.
13.
Tighten
center hinge pin with
adjustable
wrench.
14.
Remove
cabinet
and hinge hole
plugs and move to opposite
side.
15.
Lower
freezer
door onto center
hinge pin.
16.
Close freezer
door. Have an assistant
lift up on opposite
side of door while
tightening
screws
to install top hinge.
17.
Flip toe grille and reinstall.
18.
Plug in electrical
power cord and turn refrigerator
temperature
control
to
center position.
Adjust setting as necessary.